Ogden Morning Examiner | 1909-03-14 | Page 9 | The Real Taxpayer

The Real ROli Taxpayer The taxes the time poor man mau pays are arc nr the largest single Item In his hla expendi expenditure l ture tr If I he pays pay l Y 18 a month mantIs for lor or rent 25 to 3 8 of ot this is for Cor taxes Every Eer pound poud of ot meat met suit of or clothes and pair patr of shoes shoe be he buys costs co tl more because of ot the tho taxes due to graft waste or In I efficiency If I the cost of running the city cUr of or Boston could be assessed dl di directly recty so the people could coul know what tho the city was m costing them hem each family would have boye to pay about liO a n year If I 20 per cent cont of or this amount mount is want wast wanted wasted ed or stolen which under present con conditions Is ha I probably setting netting It low the graft ut cost for tor each ench family Is about 85 35 o oas as much as AI the average aerl o mechanic can cnn earn carr by br two weeks bard hard work Bos Boston ton Traveler